SMWC has helped shape the fabric of both women’s education and early Catholic education in America. A closer look at its early days — during a period of limited opportunities for women and widespread discrimination against Catholics — shows that its founding was precipitated by a commitment to helping students “Aspire Higher.”
In 1840, Saint Mother Theodore Guerin and five other Sisters of Providence journeyed from their convent in Ruille-sur-Loir, France, to the wilderness of Indiana, to establish an academy for women. It was a response to a request from the bishop of Vincennes, who asked the Sisters for help in educating Catholic immigrants growing in numbers in the area. Through many obstacles along the way, Saint Mother Theodore Guerin and her companions persisted in each step of the journey.
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